Study initiated by legislative mandate to determine how to best
meet long-term transportation needs of this corridor. Alternatives
for the corridor include:

Improvement of the existing route to a four-lane highway

Potential bypasses of Turtle Lake and Barron

Realignments in several locations

This 40 mile segment of US 8 classified as a Corridors 2020
connector route in Wisconsin's State Highway Plan, making traffic
movement and safety high priorities.

Majority of US 8 is a two-lane rural road. WisDOT has recently
added passing lanes at various locations to increase safety. US 8 is
a four-lane undivided road through the urban areas of Turtle Lake
and Barron.

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) worked with the
Highway 8 Coalition to address the needs and potential solutions for
the corridor. The coalition includes:

Barron, Polk, Price and Rusk County highway commissioners

Highway committee chairpersons

Community members from each county.

Their mission is to work cooperatively in promoting, developing
and prioritizing improvements to US 8 from the Minnesota/Wisconsin
border to WIS 13 in Price County.

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